New TIFF Market projects include a project EP’d by David Lynch, one starring Jodie Comer, and another with Ian McKellen.
Frank and Percy
Cast: Ian McKellen
Sales Rep: Kaleidoscope Film Distribution (Daliland)
Synopsis:
Devoted to their canine companions, two men believe that human connection is far more temperamental, but, as their dogs play in the park, can Frank, a widowed schoolteacher, and Percy, a somewhat radical elder statesman, find the time for new love, or should they just let sleeping dogs lie?
Stuffed
Cast: Jodie Comer, Harry Melling
Sales rep: Cornerstone (Pillion)
Synopsis:
A taxidermist named Araminta seeks to preserve a human specimen when Bernie volunteers himself. Their unusual arrangement evolves into an unexpected love story.
Fall 2
Dir: Michael and Peter Spierig (Predestination)
Cast: Harriet Slater, Arsema Thomas, Tom Brittney
Domestic Distributor: Lionsgate
International Sales Rep: Capstone (Fall, Riff Raff)
Synopsis:
Best friends Grace Caroline Currey and Virginia Gardner reprise their roles. Their characters' climbing expertise and determination to survive are tested by risky scenarios atop an empty 2,000-foot radio tower.
Hyena
Dir: Scott Coffey (actor: Mulholland Drive)
EP: David Lynch
Sales Rep: Upgrade
Synopsis:
Genevieve brings her enigmatic boyfriend Alexei to her idyllic family home. Her family tries to be welcoming until he begins psychologically hunting them, exposing secrets and forcing them to confront buried desires and hypocrisies.
Altered
Cast: Tom Felton (HP’s Malfoy)
Sales Rep (minus North America and Germany): Film Mode Entertainment (The Last Stop in Yuma County)
Synopsis:
In an alternate present, genetically enhanced humans dominate society. Outcasts Leon and Chloe fight for justice against corrupt politicians exploiting genetic disparity, risking everything to challenge the oppressive system.
